Patrice Halley

BIOGRAPHY

PROFESSIONAL PROFILEOver 15 years of experience as a Journalist, Photographer and AuthorExtensive experience in international contextsFrench, Fluent English and Functional Spanish

JOURNALISMGathered and analyzed information at local, national and international levelsSelected news and conceived story ideasWrote texts, columns and technical articlesPrepared interviewsOrganized international logistics for foreign-made reportsCovered different locations with ease while on assignment

COMMUNICATIONAssessed needs and designed internal and external communication tools (visual and written)Gathered information and collaborated on the production of feature stories, columns, brochures, reports and press releasesProcessed information to adapt it to specific media and target audienceDeveloped written and visual content for web sitesResponded to oral or written requests of information

PHOTOGRAPHYSearched for subjects, planned reports, obtained and managed project fundsOrganized logistics, produced and commercialized photographic productionSupervised a team in of photographers in news productionTook pictures, edited and commercialized international projects from magazine publishersPrepared and facilitated photo workshops and motivational conferencesGathered pictures for commercial, corporate and advertising projects

ACCOMPLISHMENTSConsultant and content producer for television documentary series such as Planet Earth and the Human Planet and other documentaries on Arte, BBC, Discovery Europe, ZDF.Creator of photo reports for international magazines (with budgets up to $50000)Marketing (in 15 countries) of words and pictures production, as well as 100000 stock picturesAuthor of Sentinels of the Saint-Laurent best seller of 30000 copies and Far NorthSupervising the creation of a foreign office and team of photographers to cover Mediterranean Coast and Africa

Photojournalist, FranceVSD (Weekly - 400000 copies) Coverage of large sports political and social events, adventure and travel reports, portraiture, Interviews done with Noble Price recipients, artists and Heads of State

AWARDS (NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST)2008 Nominated for the National Magazine Award2007 Nominated in a selected group of the 200 best photographers by the renowned Magenta Foundation2006 Quebec Magazines'Grand Prize for the best extensive report as published in Geographica/L'Actualité2006 National Magazine Awards (Canada) best event coverage in the High-circulation magazines'category2005 Quebec Magazines'Grand Prize in the Photo report category2004 Recipient of a Grand Prize and 6th time winner (2002, 2001, two prizes in 2000, 1999) of a Northern Lights Award for excellence in travel photography1999 Selected among the world's best photo-journalists to partake in The Eye of Montreal1998 Lowell Thomas Prize (USA) for excellence in travel journalism